Last winter, the biting cold wind showed its murderous intent, killing most of the cattle and sheep of the grassland tribes and causing heavy casualties to the tribesmen. After the arrival of spring, it completely disappeared without a trace.

Bold vitality once again enveloped the grassland, and pasture grass grew close to the ground, dyeing the grassland green again. The figures of herdsmen, cattle, sheep, and horses appeared on the grassland again.

Looking further ahead, an endless group of tents appeared in sight as far as the eye could see.

Hundreds of thousands of Turkic people gathered here, grazing and living here, forming a huge settlement.

This place is called Yudujun Mountain, and it is the place where the royal court of the Turkic Han Kingdom, which dominates the northern border and has a vast territory, is located!

The huge tent, which is eye-catchingly white, embroidered with gorgeous decorations, and has a cast base, stands in the center of the Turkic Royal Court and Yudujun Mountain.

The most brave and loyal Turkic soldiers guarded the surrounding area. Outside the camp, there was a flag of the Turkic king erected here, fluttering in the wind.

A strong man with a fierce appearance, a fleshy face, a brocade robe with braided hair, and an armor, walked in quickly.

In the tent, exquisite and soft wool felt is spread on the ground, and pearls and gems are decorated everywhere. Exquisite gold and silver utensils can be seen everywhere. There are also beautiful maids from the grasslands, the Western Regions, the Bohai Sea, and Korea, who are carefully serving them.

A middle-aged man with his brocade clothes casually opened, revealing messy chest hair.

The man who walked into the camp knelt down on one knee, put his right hand on his chest, and said respectfully:

"Meet the Khan!"

The Turkic Yuduk Khan, who was lying in the warm fragrance of nephrite, sat up lazily and asked casually after seeing the visitor:

"How is the situation on the front line?"

"Back to Khan, all the grassland tribes have suffered heavy losses due to the White Disaster. The Xia army suddenly attacked, and the tribes had no time to react, and they failed miserably!"

"Up to now, eight large tribes, including the Utla tribe, the Mukili tribe, the Wanggu tribe, and the Naiman tribe, have been wiped out by the Xia people. There are also twenty-seven small tribes that have also been wiped out. At this time, the Xia country,

Zamyn-Uud has been captured."

Zamyn-Uud is only over a thousand miles away from the Turkic royal court.

As for the northern grasslands that have no natural dangers to defend, if the Xia army uses elite cavalry to attack day and night, it will only take half a month to arrive!

The current situation can be said to be extremely dangerous for the Turks!

"Your Majesty the Khan, the Xia people are attacking fiercely, but it seems that they did not suffer heavy losses due to the battle with the Yun people!" The strong Turkic man in brocade robes continued.

Upon hearing this, Yudu Khan raised his hand slightly to signal the maid beside him to step back, and then continued:

"The land of the Xia Kingdom is rich and the climate is warm. The people are as docile as cattle and sheep, and there are always many of them! So although the war with the Yun people suffered heavy losses and damaged the roots, it has not yet reached the point of being slaughtered..."

Having said this, Yudu Khan's voice sank and he sighed:

"I just didn't understand that the Yun people fought well in the southwest of Xia Kingdom, but for some reason, they stopped fighting and made peace. The Yun people's appetite is so small!"

"Your Majesty Khan, now that the Xia people are attacking, all the grassland tribes are waiting for your order, Khan! As long as His Majesty the Khan gives the order, our wolf-like Turkic warriors will be torn from the bodies of the Xia people even if they die.

Here's a piece of meat!" The strong man with a fleshy face shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Yudu Khan stood up, gathered his robes, and said loudly:

"After the Xia people attacked, I ordered the recruitment of soldiers. Now, five tiger divisions have been gathered in the royal court, all of which are elite warriors under the royal court! In addition, there are twelve leopard divisions recruited from various departments.

Division, twenty-three Eagle Divisions, are already on their way to join us."

Among the Turkic army establishment, the Tiger Division is the personal guard of the Turkic Khan. Each unit has more than 20,000 troops. They are all well-equipped elites who are skilled in bow and horse. They have the strongest combat power and the most loyalty.

The Leopard Division is a Turkish garrison set up in various places. Each unit has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. The local tribes jointly provide food, weapons, and soldiers. They obey the dispatch of the royal court and are second in combat strength.

The Eagle Masters are formed by the clan leaders of each tribe. Their number is uncertain, more or less, and their combat power is uncertain, ranging from high to low. The specific situation all depends on the strength of the tribe. The Turkic Royal Court has the weakest control over the Eagle Masters of each tribe.

Generally they can only be deployed during wartime.

Five tiger divisions, twelve leopard divisions, and twenty-three eagle divisions, totaling nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses, were all the troops that the Turks could mobilize after the White Disaster last year!

At this time, Yudu Khan said with confidence on his face:

"The Xia army relies on logistical supplies when fighting. However, the northern border of the Xia Kingdom is so far away from our Turkic royal court, and the logistics are difficult to maintain. Let them attack as much as they want and go deep into the grassland. When my Turkic army is assembled, we will

Cut off the Xia army's food and grass, learn from the Emperor Yunren, and hunt down all the main forces of the Xia army on the grassland."

"When the time comes, all the wealthy lands in the Xia Kingdom will be reduced to my Turkic horse herding land!"

The strong man's blood boiled when he heard it, and the greasy flesh on his face couldn't help but tremble.

"Goshubi is willing to lead the troops and seize all the land of Xia for His Majesty the Khan!"

When Yudu Khan heard this, he threw his head back and laughed, showing his arrogance.

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In the commander's tent of Yunjun in the north, there was a detective horse holding a military report. He walked quickly into it, knelt down on one knee, and said excitedly:

"Reporting to the commander, Zamyn-Uud has been defeated by the vanguard of our army in a battle. The Turks who originally occupied this place were barbarians. Except for a few young and strong people who fled, the rest were all killed. Eighty thousand old, weak, women and children were captured.

, countless cattle and sheep!”

At the head of the handsome tent, a man in his thirties with a handsome but gloomy face raised his head slightly.

The original southwest border of the Xia Kingdom had not heard of war for more than a hundred years. At most, in order to show their importance, the southwest generals deliberately caused some border frictions with the Yun Kingdom and the Li Dynasty.

But this is different in the northern border of Xia Kingdom. Wars with the Turks often occur, basically a small war every three years and a big war every five years.

With the frequency of such fierce battles, it was natural that famous generals would emerge in the Northern Army.

In addition to Qi Mo who had died in Jiangzhou City, there were also those who appeared to have died in battle but were actually captured and placed on Qiu Tianlu in Gongdelin in Zhongqing City. Among the remaining northern generals, the military achievements of

The most dazzling ones are the generals of the Left Army in front of me, Marquis Raoyangting and Wu Zhengping!

This time when he led the army to conquer the Turks, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army by Emperor Yun Zhaoling.

After hearing the battle report from the front line, Wu Zhengping nodded and then said in a deep voice:

"Command the forward troops and horses to stop here and stop attacking the Turkic Royal Court!"

When a general in the tent heard this, he quickly raised his hands and said:

"Commander is wise! Zamyn-Uud is already far enough away from the northern border! If we march deeper into the grassland, I'm afraid there will be a risk of logistics collapse!"

When attacking a large army, the most important thing is logistics. If there are no supplies, no matter how elite the soldiers are or how numerous they are, the defeat will be just a matter of seconds.

There were also generals who held objections. At this time, they spoke to persuade:

"However, since our army set out, even though it has swept across the grasslands, in the final analysis, the Turkic Royal Court has not been seriously injured. After a few years of rest, it will inevitably make a comeback! If the bones of the Turks are not broken this time, they will be able to

There is no chance like this anymore!”

The reason why the Xia army took the initiative to attack was firstly because the Yun Kingdom could not continue the attack for the time being. Secondly, it was because they wanted to take advantage of last year's snowstorm and the Turks suffered heavy losses to severely damage their strength and make the Turks unable to go south.

Xia Guo concentrated on dealing with Yun Guo.

If the attack was stopped when it reached Zamyn-Uud, the Turkic royal court would not suffer much loss in strength, and would send troops to the north later, making it difficult for the Xia Kingdom to take care of both sides.

Wu Zhengping lowered his head, looked at the map in front of him intently, and said casually:

"This is your Majesty's order... In addition to our main force, there are two partial divisions that are sending troops to the northern border this time! Our current task is to contain the main Turkic force!"

To contain the main Turkic force? What about the other two partial divisions?

Such a sentence made all the generals have a lot of guesses in their minds. Without further words, they all bowed their heads in agreement.

Speaking of this, Wu Zhengping suddenly raised his head and said to the generals:

"The main force of our army is 180,000 strong, and it is difficult to transport food and fodder. Facing the main force of the Turks will inevitably lead to a shortage of food and fodder. So we immediately sent an order to all the ministries and battalions to kill all the captured cattle, sheep and horses for meat, except for the war horses.

Use it as army food!"

"From among the old and weak of the captured grassland tribes, select pretty and clever children under the age of five and send them to the imperial palace of the capital to serve as slaves. Females of the same age will be assigned to meritorious officers in the army...kill the rest, lest they

Waste of food!”

When Wu Zhengping spoke, his tone seemed calm and indifferent, but the gloomy and fierce look on his face made people chill.

Since the Xia army entered the grassland, they have captured countless tribes, large and small, and captured a total of 200,000 to 300,000 old and weak people. But at this time, with such a light sentence, at least more than 200,000 lives were lost!

It's just that all the generals present have been fighting in the north for a long time and have deep hatred against the Turks. Except for a few who can't bear it, the rest of the generals didn't take this matter to heart and responded in unison.

:

"General, I will wait and obey the command of the commander-in-chief!"

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Yunguo, Zhongqing City, outside the Gyeonggi Yamen.

More than a dozen scholars in Confucian robes, holding papers in their hands, walked aggressively to the Gyeonggi Yamen. Under the astonished eyes of everyone, they beat the grievance drum outside the Yamen and shouted loudly:

"Di Renjie, the minister of Dali Temple, framed the case and arrested the famous people in the world. Where is the justice? Where is the justice? We, the Confucian disciples, also ask Jing Zhaoyin to preside over justice!"

When the officials in the Gyeonggi Yamen heard the commotion, they quickly went out to check. After seeing this group of scholars wearing Confucian robes, their heads became heavy and they hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Why are you all here again? Didn't you already tell me before that this matter involves the current minister of Dali Temple, and our Gyeonggi Yamen has no jurisdiction over it. If you want to submit a petition, you have to go to the Yushitai, right?"

Hearing what this official said, these Confucian disciples were all filled with indignation and said:

"Your Gyeonggi Yamen said that the Minister of Dali Temple was involved, and asked us to go to the Yushitai. But the Yushitai said that there was no evidence and could not impeach the Minister of Dali Temple, and asked us to find the Ministry of Punishments to investigate. Go to the Ministry of Punishments.

However, he said that he was unable to investigate officials above the seventh rank and asked me to wait for the Gyeonggi Yamen..."

"You are so shirking each other and are unable to do your job. Do you really deserve the salary issued by the imperial court?"
To be continued...